Psychiatrist and Medical Coordinator

1 month ago


Vancouver, Canada Vancouver Coastal Health Full time

Salary

Please refer to the information below for details regarding salary.

Job Summary

Job Title:

Psychiatrist and Medical Coordinator for Vancouver Acute Home Based Treatment (AHBT) Team

Work Site:

Various across Vancouver Community

Status:

Permanent Part Time

Start Date:

To be mutually agreed upon

Compensation Type:

Combination

Come work as a Psychiatrist and Medical Coordinator for Vancouver Acute Home Based Treatment (AHBT) Team with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)

The medical coordinator for Vancouver Community Mental Health and Substance Use Acute Home Based Treatment is accountable to the program medical director Vancouver Community Mental Health and Substance Use Services to provide medical leadership for an exciting new citywide program for clients with acute mental health needs who can safely be managed in their home or housing site with intensive outreach and active medical management. This physician will co-lead a multidisciplinary team including psychiatrists, nursing, care coordinator and nurse practitioner.

The medical coordinator, in partnership with the operations manager, is accountable for the effective and efficient functioning of the program and fostering a collaborative inter-professional environment to enhance client-centered service.

They play a critical role in linking their portfolio with community health and acute hospital services to address the ongoing needs of clients and their families in the service continuum, and to ensure a smooth transition from acute care to appropriate community health services. This entails engagement with key internal and external stakeholders to achieve excellence in client and family centered care.

The medical coordinator serves as a liaison between the physicians and nurse practitioners working in with the AHBT team operations manager and the medical and operations directors. They assists the medical director in recruitment, retention, and performance management of medical staff. Other priorities include facilitating involvement of clinical learners and facilitating research when feasible.

This position requires a commitment of at least 3 half days of clinical psychiatry work per week. 

Apply today to join our team

Qualifications

Education, Licensing, & Experience :

Current College of Physicians of BC (CPSBC) License – Full Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) – Mandatory Canadian College of Family Practitioners (CCFP) - Eligible A medical degree and eligibility for or licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia supplemented by medical leadership experience within a health care organization, and a three or more years in independent clinical practice. All VCH physicians must be appointed as medical staff of Vancouver Coastal Health. A clinical faculty appointment with the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine is highly encouraged as resident supervision and involvement in education initiatives is an expectation. Experience in a community mental health setting preferably working with marginalized populations. Experience in caring for and treating severe mental illness, addiction, concurrent disorders, and personality disorders. Completion of or willingness to complete the BCCSU Provincial Opioid Addiction Treatment Support Program course. A demonstrated ability to work as a member of an inter-professional health care team. A commitment to health care quality improvement with some relevant experience or training. A demonstrated commitment to on-going learning and professional development.

Demonstrates knowledge and skills in the following areas:

Awareness of and sensitivity to diverse cultural beliefs and practices. Uses superior communication skills to develop and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Applies superior conflict resolution skills and expertise to persuade and negotiate effectively in the development, management and evaluation of service delivery interrelationships and service potential within a complex environment. Applies systems and critical thinking in identifying issues and solving problems and implementing effective strategies and processes in addressing and resolving issues. Inspires a shared vision and aligns performance goals and objectives for medical staff to ensure match with service delivery strategy while maintaining group cohesiveness, motivation, commitment, and effectiveness. Provides timely and appropriate advice and consultation utilizing effective targeted communication strategies to gain acceptance of recommendations and to facilitate effective decision making and operations within the intent of the medical by-laws. Monitors the efficiency and provision of safe care of the program to meet the goals and maintain the objectives of the program and organization. Authorizes physician sessional billings and monitors the utilization of mental health physician budget for physicians working at the four teams. Engages in quality improvement priorities identified by medical and operational leadership in collaboration with physicians. Facilitates education and research in collaboration with academic partners and operational management.

Closing Statement

Interested in applying? Feel free to reach out to one of the members of our team, Michelle Sylvest, Talen Acquisition Advisor:


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